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Adventure in China,
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This review is from: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (Paperback)
This is quite simply one of my favorite books of all time, & I never ceased to be inspired by the adventures & courage of Gladys Aylward. She leaves England in her mid 20's, determined to reach China in spite of a war raging at the Chinese/Russian border, and eventually makes her way to a remote Chinese village where she sets up an inn with an aging missionary woman. After her partner's death, Gladys continues the mission inn alone, coming to be known as "Ai-weh-deh," the virtuous one. Her love & compassion for the people she meet form the substance of this fascinating story, including her friendship with the local mandarin. During World War II, Gladys, now a naturalized Chinese citizen, finds herself in charge of over 100 Chinese orphans with the Japanese army coming & Japanese planes dropping bombs from overhead. What happens to Gladys & the children? Does she find true love in the arms of the Chinese partisan soldier she has come to love & trust? Does she ever return to England? And what happened when the mandarin sent her alone into the midst of a murderous prison riot, believing that Aiwehdeh can do anything? Read the story yourself if you want to find out . . . I've read this story many times & it never fails inspire me & make my own troubles seem small. If Gladys could cope with such immense odds & not give up . . . what inspiration for our own lives. You will not be disappointed in this wonderful, wonderful book. I would give it more stars if I could.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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I have seen the movie and found the book more detailed and well written. It's amazing how much history we are unaware of in our lifetime.
I would recommend all ages (teens on up) to read this fast moving, action packed, historical and fastening book. It made me purchase the other books written by this author.
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness DVD,
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This review is from: THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (Mass Market Paperback)
This outstanding movie should NOT be relegated to the files of the unimportant, irrelevant or passe. It is a gripping and TRUE story of a young woman of an earlier time who sacrificed everything we call important to carry her inner spiritual calling to a strange and unwelcoming land.
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